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Park Chung-hee 박정희 | |
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| Born | 1917 November 14 Gumi, North Gyeongsang, Korea |
| Died | 1979 October 26 Seoul, South Korea |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Nationality | Korean |
Park Chung-hee was a dictator who ruled South Korea from 1961 to 1979. He came to power in 1961 through a military coup[1] and declared martial law in 1972 when he dissolved the legislature.[2] In 1979, he was assassinated by the leader of the secret police in 1979 and another military dictatorship was established in 1980 by Chun Doo-hwan. His daughter, Park Geun-hye, was the president of South Korea from 2013 until her impeachment in 2017.
References
- ↑ "5·16군사정변". Doopedia. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ↑ The Review of Korean Studies, Volume 8 (2005) (pp. 201–203). Academy of Korean Studies.